- 25 APPENDIX LIST OF THE CPT'S RECOMMENDATIONS, COMMENTS AND REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION Cooperation between the CPT and the Greek authorities comments - the quality of the ongoing dialogue between the Greek authorities and the Committee could be improved by the designation of a distinct government department to be permanently responsible for maintaining contact with the CPT (paragraph 6). Facts found during the visit and action proposed Preliminary remarks requests for information - the practical implications of the planned integration of members of the border guards into the police force and, in particular, whether border guards will be considered as fully-fledged police officers; whether additional training will be provided to border guards (paragraph 9). Ill-treatment recommendations - strenuous efforts to be made by the Greek authorities to combat the phenomenon of illtreatment of apprehended persons by law enforcement officials (paragraph 13); - whenever criminal suspects brought before a judge allege ill-treatment by law enforcement officials, the judge to record the allegations in writing, order immediately a forensic medical examination and take the necessary steps to ensure that the allegations are properly investigated. Such an approach should be followed whether or not the person concerned bears visible external injuries. Further, even in the absence of an express allegation of illtreatment, the judge should respect a forensic medical examination whenever there are other grounds to believe that a person brought before him could have been the victim of illtreatment (paragraph 15); - a system of frequent visits to law enforcement establishments by an independent authority to be established (paragraph 16); - the necessary steps to be taken to establish an independent police complaints mechanism (paragraph 17).